"It was only four tracks on the machine, but I was picking up twenty from the extraterrestrial squad."

- Lee "Scratch" Perry

100dBs is a producer and DJ living in Brooklyn. He's released two albums with MC Ryan-O'Neil and a slew of mixes delving deep into hip hop, reggae and soul. His signature DJ style blends performance and selection: astral echo pedal on a wild crate-digger's chase through the genealogy of a tune.

He came up listening to Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder, thanks to the bootleg cassettes his mother managed to bring with her from Cold War Romania. An adolescent encounter with a Lee Perry record flipped his whole world and led to formative dub experiments on an old four-track. He got his start spinning hip hop nights on the Lower East Side and has toured the U.S. and Canada since. He's rocked parties for burners, breakers, Berlin artists and Brooklyn's reggae revivalists. Reviews of his work have appeared in Rolling Stone, Okayplayer, Stereogum and Urb.

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New York

Brooklyn:
- Coney Island Boardwalk
- Bell House
- Knitting Factory
- Brooklyn Bowl
- Southpaw
- Oulu
- Supreme Trading
- Eastern District
- Bushwick Music Studios
- Rockstar Bar
- Beauty Bar
- Sunny's
- Zebulon
- The Lake
- The Monro Pub
- Port Royal
Buffalo:
- Mohawk Place
Manhattan:
- Rocks Off Concert Cruises
- Knitting Factory
- Highline Ballroom
- The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
- Bowery Ballroom
- Lotus
- Continental
- Gallery Bar
- Happy Ending
- Sin Sin / Leopard Lounge
- 205
- Belmont Lounge
- Pianos
- China1
- Midway
- Niagara
- Fontana's
- Motor City
- Radio Lily
Long Island:
- Mr. Beery's

Colorado

Boulder:
- The Root

DC

Washington:
- Rock & Roll Hotel
- Wonderland Ballroom
- Patty Boom Boom
- Jimmy Valentine's

Illinois

Chicago:
- Bottom Lounge

Indiana

Lafayette:
- Lafayette Brew Co.

Louisiana

New Orleans:
- Maison Frenchmen

Maryland

Baltimore:
- The Ottobar
- The Hexagon

Massachussetts

Boston:
- Rock On Concert Cruises

Michigan

Ann Arbor:
- Blind Pig
Grand Rapids:
- Billy's Lounge

Missouri

St. Louis:
- Firebird

North Carolina

Raleigh:
- Mirage
- White Collar Crime

Ohio

Cleveland:
- Grog Shop
Toledo:
- Frankie's

Pennsylvania

Harrisburg:
- Abbey Bar
Philly:
- Theatre of the Living Arts
- Adidas Originals Store
Pittsburgh:
- Rex Theater
West Chester:
- WCUR Radio Station

Tennessee

Chattanooga:
- Discoteca

Vermont

Montpelier:
- Langdon Street Cafe
West Glover:
- Parker Pie

Canada

Guelph:
- E Bar
London:
- Call The Office
Montreal:
- Le Studio
Toronto:
- Lee's Palace

Germany

Berlin:
- Mastul

Institutions

University of Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
American University
College of Wooster
Hobart & William Smith Colleges